Development of village and the poor at the centre of govt policies

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Development of village and the poor has been one of the main focuses of the government. Even after 70 years of Independence, a substantial population was devoid of any banking facility.

The Government has tried to take banking services to the remotest corners of the country through its Jan Dhan Yojna. The financial inclusion of the marginalised section has brought them into the mainstream of development.

More than 29 crores bank accounts have been opened under Jan Dhan Yojana. To promote self-employment, Mudra Yojana was launched and government has disbursed over Rs 3 lakh crores loan among 7 crore small entrepreneurs under the scheme. On the other hand, loan of Rs 10 Lakh to Rs 1 Crore is being given by banks on priority basis to SC / ST category to make them self-employed.

Ensuring affordable medicines to all has been the motto of the Modi Government and today people are benefiting from it. The National Health Policy 2017 envisages providing critical healthcare facility to the poor at affordable prices. List of 489 Essential Medicines has also been inserted in NLEM.

To aid the patients of heart disease in the country, the government has cut the stent prices by up to 85%, thereby providing relief to the poor. Under the Mission Indradhanush, more than 2.6 million children have been immunized in the country, which has resulted in a huge decline in the diseases in children.

With the Prime Minister Ujjwala scheme, free LPG connection has been provided to more than 2 crore poor families, to ensure smoke-free and healthy kitchen to poor women. The aim of the Modi Government is that by 2022 everybody should get their own home and government has been working actively in this direction. The minimum wages for agriculture and non-agricultural sectors have also been increased by 42%, which has benefited the poor labourers.

Under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna, 48,000 km of road was constructed in 2016-17 and 133 km of road is being constructed everyday. The foundation of economic empowerment requires a developed infrastructure. In its approach to development, the economic and social empowerment both has found importance in government policies.